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Rollin' On The River

1971 · 2 seasons · 39 episodes · Ended

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Rollin' On The River 1971-72 - (Rollin 1972-73) was a Canadian Music Variety Series hosted by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. They were the first pop-rock group to host their own prime-time TV series. - 53 episodes x 60 min - Featured guests included: Tina Turner, Merle Haggard, Bo Diddley, April Wine, Bill Withers, The Raiders, Cheech & Chong, The Stampeders, Bruce Cockburn, The Grass Roots, The Five Man Electrical Band, Lighthouse, Climax, Billy Preston, Jim Croce, Kris Kristofferson, Jose Feliciano, Mac Davis, Ronnie Hawkins, John Kay, Chilliwack, Looking Glass, The James Gang, The Poppy Family, Ian & Sylvia, Pat Paulsen, Helen Reddy, Andy Kim, John Stewart and many others. *Note: The series was an hour long in Canada. In the U.S. it was only half an hour, and Canadian talents were excised from the show for prime-time viewing.

Episodes

  • S01E01Rollin' On The River (Pilot)1971-02-13

    Guests Al Hirt, Pat Paulsen and Diane Brooks with thirteen songs and a number of comedy sketches. Highlights: Dianne Brooks sings "Twenty-five Or Six To Four". Dianne and Kenny Rogers duet on "Something." Al Hirt and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition give renditions of "Proud Mary" and "Down By The Riverside." Hirt offers "Tin Roof Blues" and "Jazz Me Blues." Other highlights of the trip include Rogers and The First Edition doing "Heed the Call", "Ruby Talk", and "Camptown Races". Hirt and Rogers do "Night Life". Paulsen and Hirt do a thing called "Hirts-Rent-A-Horn" and Paulsen issues one of his jawbreaking monologues. The hour closes with the entire cast giving their all for a rousing rendition of "Mississippi".

  • S01E02[Premiere]1971-09-11

    Guests The Carpenters Al Hirt Mark Lindsay New Doodletown Pipers Patchett & Tarses.

  • S01E03Episode 31971-09-18

    Guests Tommy Smothers Ian and Sylvia (folk duo) Billy Van (comedian)

  • S01E04Episode 41971-09-25

    Guests The Poppy Family Alex Harvey (singer-songwriter)

  • S01E05Episode 51971-10-02

    Guests Merle Haggard Dianne Brooks. Highlights: Songs include, "Okie from Muskogee," "Lonesome Fugitive," "Fire and Rain" and "I Had a Ball."

  • S01E06Episode 61971-10-09

    Guests Freddy Weller Mark Lindsay Beverly Glenn-Copeland The Raiders.

  • S01E07Episode 71971-10-16

    Guests Kris Kristofferson Terri Jacks of The Poppy Family. Highlights: Kris Kristofferson sings "Lovin' Her Was Easier." Other songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Can't Buy Me Love."

  • S01E08Episode 81971-10-23

    Guests Jason Robards Sid Caesar Dianne Brooks (singer) Highlights: Jason Robards joins in a silent movie spoof. Jason Robards also read Mark Twain's "The War Prayer" and shows clips from his movie "Fools". Songs include, "Tell It All Brother" and "Old Mojave Highway."

  • S01E09Episode 91971-10-30

    Guests Roger Miller Tobi Lark David Willen Roger Miller performs "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" and "Me and Bobby McGee."

  • S01E10Episode 101971-11-06

    Guests B.B. King Rosemary Radcliffe (comedian) Don Cullen (comedian) Edward and Harding.

  • S01E11Episode 111971-11-13

    Guests Gladys Knight and the Pips Bruce Coburn Trudy Desmond (from Dr. Music)

  • S01E12Episode 121971-11-20

    Guests George Kirby Dee Higgins Tobi Lark (Canadian singer)

  • S01E13Episode 131971-11-27

    Guests: Tony Joe White June Amato Billy Van.

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